Texas Family Code - Section 154.130. Findings In Child Support Order
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§ 154.130. FINDINGS IN CHILD SUPPORT ORDER. (a) Without
regard to Rules 296 through 299, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, in
rendering an order of child support, the court shall make the
findings required by Subsection (b) if:
(1) a party files a written request with the court not
later than 10 days after the date of the hearing;
(2) a party makes an oral request in open court during
the hearing; or
(3) the amount of child support ordered by the court
varies from the amount computed by applying the percentage
guidelines.
(b) If findings are required by this section, the court
shall state whether the application of the guidelines would be
unjust or inappropriate and shall state the following in the child
support order:
"(1) the monthly net resources of the obligor per month
are $______;
"(2) the monthly net resources of the obligee per month
are $______;
"(3) the percentage applied to the obligor's net
resources for child support by the actual order rendered by the
court is ______%;
"(4) the amount of child support if the percentage
guidelines are applied to the first $6,000 of the obligor's net
resources is $______;
"(5) if applicable, the specific reasons that the
amount of child support per month ordered by the court varies from
the amount stated in Subdivision (4) are: ______; and
"(6) if applicable, the obligor is obligated to support
children in more than one household, and:
"(A) the number of children before the court is
______;
"(B) the number of children not before the court
residing in the same household with the obligor is ______; and
"(C) the number of children not before the court
for whom the obligor is obligated by a court order to pay support,
without regard to whether the obligor is delinquent in child
support payments, and who are not counted under Paragraph (A) or (B)
is ______."
(c) The application of the guidelines under Section 154.129
does not constitute a variance from the child support guidelines
requiring specific findings by the court under this section.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, § 8, eff. Sept. 1,
2001.
Section: 154.123 154.124 154.127 154.128 154.129 154.130 154.131 154.132 154.133 154.181 154.182 154.183 154.184
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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